05-24-2024, 08:04 PM
May 14th, 2012
That type of hosting gives you access to a web server and a database server. It's good for people who have a low traffic website that doesn't get a lot of interaction and need for server side scripting. We have our own server which costs more. It's possible that we might be allowed to operate on a web hosting platform, but I believe that the site would be slow and unreliable. Web hosts will kick you off and then try to upsell you once your site starts getting too much traffic or too much database storage.
One of the problems with web hosting is all of your scripts are public on the web, which is a problem if you need anything to be private. I use a lot of scripts that contain sensitive information that simplify the process of running the site. Some web hosts also don't offer command line access, which is necessary for certain tasks.
With web hosting, you're also stuck with whatever server software the host feels like installing. If an application or library isn't installed, then your options for your website are limited because you can't install software yourself.
It's a bit of an odd topic for a thread but I hope that clears things up because I realize it might seem weird if you don't understand web hosting but see extremely cheap hosting and expensive plans.
That type of hosting gives you access to a web server and a database server. It's good for people who have a low traffic website that doesn't get a lot of interaction and need for server side scripting. We have our own server which costs more. It's possible that we might be allowed to operate on a web hosting platform, but I believe that the site would be slow and unreliable. Web hosts will kick you off and then try to upsell you once your site starts getting too much traffic or too much database storage.
One of the problems with web hosting is all of your scripts are public on the web, which is a problem if you need anything to be private. I use a lot of scripts that contain sensitive information that simplify the process of running the site. Some web hosts also don't offer command line access, which is necessary for certain tasks.
With web hosting, you're also stuck with whatever server software the host feels like installing. If an application or library isn't installed, then your options for your website are limited because you can't install software yourself.
It's a bit of an odd topic for a thread but I hope that clears things up because I realize it might seem weird if you don't understand web hosting but see extremely cheap hosting and expensive plans.